- IShares MBS ETF plunges 0.65% halfway through the session As things stand, Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (down 0.524%) and iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF (down 0.039%) are underperforming today
- European markets are down as CAC is down by 1.52%, reaching 6,473.76
With the trading session well underway, the leading indices are currently lower — S&P 500 trades at 3,822.34 after losing 0.7%. Dow Jones drawing back 0.57% to 33,030.
European markets are dropping as CAC is currently down 1.52% and trading around 6,473.76. Asia-Pacific markets are currently mixed so far this session.
Market's down-tick coincides with some negative macro data published earlier as fresh Initial Jobless Claims data released in United States matched analyst forecasts with a reading of 225,000 — a backwards step from its previous reading of 216,000. United States Pending Home Sales released earlier showed a marked improvement to -4% from the preceding data of -4.6%, but fell short of the -0.8% figure forecast by a consensus of market analysts.
Markets are trading lower today despite some positive data published earlier as highly important Crude Oil Inventories data from United States beat analyst expectations of -1.52 million with a reading of 718,000.
IShares MBS ETF is trading at $92.79, plunges 0.65%. As things stand, Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (down 0.524%), iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF (down 0.039%) are also underperforming today.
IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF | Currently steady around $25.35
It's been more of the same this session on the back of a month of flat trade, Today's session so far looks to be heading in a similar way — iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF is trading at $25.35 after closing the previous day at $25.36.
Looking back to Monday, October 31st, MBB disclosed to the market its decision to pay a dividend of 19.6 cents per share for all shareholders on record up until Wednesday, November 2nd. With the payment made on 2022-11-07T00:00:00, the decision means the fund's shareholders could obtain an annual dividend yield of 0.845% this year.